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______ North Carolina in a pes___ ___________________health and of sound and disposing memory do make and
ordain this my Las_ __________________Testament in manner and form following
that is to say---

Imprimis: I bequeath unto my Son Matthias WILLIAMSON all the land belonging to the tract I live on that lies
on the south side of the road or high way being the
plantation and land wheron Solomon MILLER formerly
lived on and the plantation and land Solomon JARVIS JR.
now lives on containing by estamation three hundred and
fifty acres unto him and his heirs forever. I likewise give
and bequeath unto my Son Matthias, that tract or
parcel of cypress swamp land which I bought of John
STEWART bounded as follows--begining at the head of the east ridge thence
down the east ridge by a line of marked trees (which divides my land from
John NORTHERNs) unto Phillip NORTHERNs line thence westerly along
the bounds of the swamp to Jesse BENNETs line or the corner tree which
divides my swamp land from Jesse BENNETs swamp land, thence a
parrelled line with the east ridge line to the head line of
the patent thence along the head line of the patent to the
first station at the head of the east ridge containing by
estimation fifty acres unto him and his heirs forever.
I likewise give and bequeath unto my Son Matthias that tract or parcel of
land situate in the backwoods, which I bought of John BALLANCE
containing one hundred and fifty acres unto him and his heirs forever.

I give and bequeath unto my Son Francis WILLIAMSON
the remaining part of the tract of land I live on contained
within the following bounds ____ the Northwest River,
Moyock Creek, the Dam Bridge run the road or high way
to a corner beech standing near the high way in the edge
of the plantation I bought of Simion JARVES thence north east by a line
of marked trees (which divides my land from Love WILSONs to the
Northwest River containing by estimation eight hundred acres (reserving the use
of the said plantation and land unto my Wife Kezia untill
my said Son Francis shall arrive to the age of twenty
one years) unto him and his heirs forever.

I give and bequeath unto my Son Gaies WILLIAMSON
that tract or parcel of land situate near Currituck Shore
known by the name of ELKS old field and the Great Ridge
being part of two tracts one patented by Jo. WICKER and
the other by Charles SMITH included within the following bounds the lines of
Wallis BRAY, Hilary SIMMONS, Thomas SHERGOLD, Thomas PARKER,
Jonathan FRIZEL?, Margret BARBER, the head line of the patent
in the name of Charles SMITH containing by estimate
hundred acres unto him and his heirs forever.

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....BROWN that plantation and land which I bought of
Samuel ELKS situate in Blackwater containing one
hundred and fifty acres unto her and her heirs forever.

Item: I leave the following lands Viz. the house and
lands at the Northwest Landing which I purchased from
John WALLIS together with fifty acres of land I purchased
from my Brother Tully being part of Aron PRESCOTs
tract of land, the tract of land lying on the northeast side
of the Northwest River, adjoining the Great Marsh which I
bought from [worn]TAYLOR containing fifty acres, the
tract or parcel of land which I bought from John BRIGHT
adjoining Franky NICKOLS and Thomas COX containing
fifty acres to be sold at publick vindue by my executors
hereafter named for four years credit purchasers giveing
bond with approved securitys and the monies arising by
such [worn] to be by my executors or their assigns
equally divided between my Daughter Martha and my
Daughter Nancey when the youngest of them shall arrive
to the age of twenty one years.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my Wife Kezia one
hundred and fifty pounds proclamation money to be
raised by my executors out of my personal (should I not
leave money on hand sufficient, unto her and her
heirs forever. I likewise leave the use of my negroe
wench Dinah unto my Wife Kezia during her natural life
and after her decease the said negro wench Dinah to be
by my executors or their assigns sold and the money
arising from such sale to be equally divided amongst my
then living children.

Item: I leave my negroes Jack, James, Toney, Kateness?
and Abel to be by my executors or their assigns hired
out yearly untill my youngest child shall arrive to the age
of twenty one years and the money arising from such
hire at that time to be equally divided amongst all my
children.

Item: I leave the use of my negro wench Kate and her
later increase unto my Wife Kezia untill my youngest child shall arrive
to the age of twenty one years.

Item: my will and desire is that when my youngest
child shall arrive to the age of twenty one years that then
my negroes Jack, James, Toney, Kateness?, Abel,
Kate
and her futer increase and the futur increase of my negro
wench Dinah and all other negroes I may have shall be
equally divided between my children.

Item: I leave all bonds, notes, debts and accounts due
to me, to be by my executors collected and all my estate
not before disposed of within doors and without doors of
what nature kind soever, to be by my executors sold for
one years credit, and the monies arising from bonds,
notes, debts and accounts due me and from the sale of
such estate as aforesaid (after discharging my just debts
and deducting one hundred pounds a piece for each of
my executors hereafter named their use) to be equally
divided amongst all my children.

Item: I leave the whole tuition management and
disposal of the bodies and estates of Sons Jonathan,
Matthias, Francis and Gaius unto my worth friends Thomas MacKNIGHT, and
Neil SNODGRASS untell my
said Sons shall arrive to the age of twenty one years with
all power and ample authority to transfer such power
over the bodies and estates of my Sons Jonathan,
Matthias, Francis, and Gaius to such of their friends
as they shall think proper deducting and reserving to
themselves or such the tutors as they shall authourise
such sum or sums of money out of the estate they shall
think required for their trouble and expense of such
tution.

I nominate and appoint Thomas MacKNIGHT and Neil
SNODGRASS my whole and sole executors this my Last
Will and Testament revoking and disannulling all former
will or wills here by me made in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand, seal the day and year above
written.

I know by the laws of the empire leaving a man
executor discharges any debt such executors shall owe
his Testator, I know your probity it is not my situation
it should discharge such debts. /s/ Francis WILLIAMSON seal

Recorded and examined September 15th 1785

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